Shirakawago All Must-Sees Private Chauffeur Tour with a Driver (Takayama DEP.)
Overview
Explore the beautiful mountain settlement of Shirakawa-go via chartered vehicle exclusively for you and your travelmates. Your English-speaking driver will take you to the World Heritage Site of fairy-tale village Shirakawa-go.
Shirakawa-go is a remote settlement designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture. As the region receives considerable snowfall in the winter, the farmhouses are well-known for their distinctive architecture featuring steep roofs to easily shed snow. Learn more about this unique village on a full-day chartered vehicle tour with English-speaking driver.
On this day trip departing from Takayama, leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind to wander around a unique village, stroll through historic streets, take in stunning mountain landscapes, and enjoy a lunch made of authentic local ingredients.
Your driver will customize your four-hour tour according to your interests and requests!
Shirakawa-go is a remote settlement designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture. As the region receives considerable snowfall in the winter, the farmhouses are well-known for their distinctive architecture featuring steep roofs to easily shed snow. Learn more about this unique village on a full-day chartered vehicle tour with English-speaking driver.
On this day trip departing from Takayama, leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind to wander around a unique village, stroll through historic streets, take in stunning mountain landscapes, and enjoy a lunch made of authentic local ingredients.
Your driver will customize your four-hour tour according to your interests and requests!
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Hotel Pick up and Drop-off
- Fuel surcharge
- Parking Fees
- Highway fee
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Takayama Station, Japan, 506-0053 岐阜県高山市昭和町１丁目２２２
This tour starts at Takayama. Your driver pick you up at your hotel or Takayama station.
Stop At: Ogimachi Shirakawa-go, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun 501-5627 Gifu Prefecture
Ogimachi, Shirakawa-go's largest village and main attraction, makes a good day trip from Takayama, or a stop on the bus journey between Takayama and Kanazawa. The best way to experience the town, however, is to stay overnight at one of the farmhouses, many of which now serve as minshuku.
Duration: 1 minute
Stop At: Shirakawago, 517 Hatogaya, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun 501-5629 Gifu Prefecture
The Shirakawa-go (白川郷, Shirakawagō) and neighboring Gokayama (五箇山) regions line the Shogawa River Valley in the remote mountains that span from Gifu to Toyama Prefectures. Declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995, they are famous for their traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some of which are more than 250 years old.
Gassho-zukuri means "constructed like hands in prayer", as the farmhouses' steep thatched roofs resemble the hands of Buddhist monks pressed together in prayer. The architectural style developed over many generations and is designed to withstand the large amounts of heavy snow that falls in the region during winter. The roofs, made without nails, provided a large attic space used for cultivating silkworms.
Ogimachi, Shirakawa-go's largest village and main attraction, makes a good day trip from Takayama, or a stop on the bus journey between Takayama and Kanazawa. The best way to experience the town, however, is to stay overnight at one of the farmhouses, many of which now serve as minshuku.
Gokayama is a little more difficult to access and requires a change of buses in Ogimachi. Less developed and less crowded than Shirakawa-go, its villages are smaller, more intimate and with less intrusion from modern buildings. Gokayama's nicest villages are Suganuma and Ainokura.
Duration: 2 hours
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Takayama Station, Japan, 506-0053 岐阜県高山市昭和町１丁目２２２
This tour starts at Takayama. Your driver pick you up at your hotel or Takayama station.
Stop At: Ogimachi Shirakawa-go, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun 501-5627 Gifu Prefecture
Ogimachi, Shirakawa-go's largest village and main attraction, makes a good day trip from Takayama, or a stop on the bus journey between Takayama and Kanazawa. The best way to experience the town, however, is to stay overnight at one of the farmhouses, many of which now serve as minshuku.
Duration: 1 minute
Stop At: Shirakawago, 517 Hatogaya, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun 501-5629 Gifu Prefecture
The Shirakawa-go (白川郷, Shirakawagō) and neighboring Gokayama (五箇山) regions line the Shogawa River Valley in the remote mountains that span from Gifu to Toyama Prefectures. Declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995, they are famous for their traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some of which are more than 250 years old.
Gassho-zukuri means "constructed like hands in prayer", as the farmhouses' steep thatched roofs resemble the hands of Buddhist monks pressed together in prayer. The architectural style developed over many generations and is designed to withstand the large amounts of heavy snow that falls in the region during winter. The roofs, made without nails, provided a large attic space used for cultivating silkworms.
Ogimachi, Shirakawa-go's largest village and main attraction, makes a good day trip from Takayama, or a stop on the bus journey between Takayama and Kanazawa. The best way to experience the town, however, is to stay overnight at one of the farmhouses, many of which now serve as minshuku.
Gokayama is a little more difficult to access and requires a change of buses in Ogimachi. Less developed and less crowded than Shirakawa-go, its villages are smaller, more intimate and with less intrusion from modern buildings. Gokayama's nicest villages are Suganuma and Ainokura.
Duration: 2 hours
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Robert_K
July 2023
Shonakawago was the high light Once we drove 1 hour , driver then informed me it would take another 20000 yen to take us to Kanazawa!!!
Shonakawago was the high light Once we drove 1 hour , driver then informed me it would take another 20000 yen to take us to Kanazawa!!!kim_p
April 2023
The tour guide No showed and didn’t call to let us know! We waited for 30 min and spent the next hour trying to re work our trip! Terrible timing!
The tour guide No showed and didn’t call to let us know! We waited for 30 min and spent the next hour trying to re work our trip! Terrible timing!Atadiwira_K
January 2023
Shirakawa go is the destination for those who needs peacefull, natural and tradisional taste, I really enjoyed and loves local vibe.
Shirakawa go is the destination for those who needs peacefull, natural and tradisional taste, I really enjoyed and loves local vibe.Frances_K
December 2019
Excellent guide. He was friendly and professional. Was able to see a little bit of everything. VIsit to Takayama and Shirakawa go was worth going.
Excellent guide. He was friendly and professional. Was able to see a little bit of everything. VIsit to Takayama and Shirakawa go was worth going.